to pull together in times of trouble

to pull together in times of trouble

Helping each other in the same boat is a Chinese idiom, pronounced t ó ngzh ō UG ò NGJ ì, which means to cross the river together in a boat. It means to unite and help each other and work together to overcome difficulties. It's the same. It's from nine places of Sun Tzu.

Analysis of Idioms

To share weal and woe with each other

The origin of Idioms

Sun Tzu's jiudi: "Fu Wu people and Yue people hate each other. When they are in the same boat and help each other, when they meet the wind, they will save each other just like a right hand."

Idiom usage

Make concerted efforts. Why is he so irreconcilable when people meet each other in the forest, just like in ocean voyage. Qu Bo's the forest and the snow

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, someone asked Sun Wu how to use his army to be invincible. Sun Wu replied that he should use his army to set up an array like a snake to fight back against hunters. The snake shaped array could be integrated into a whole. Sun Wu said that Wu people and the hostile Yue people could be in the same boat when they were in a storm. What's more, these soldiers without hatred? Sun Wu, also known as Changqing, was a famous strategist in the spring and Autumn period of China. He was honored as Sun Tzu, sun Wuzi, Bingsheng, the division of a hundred generations of strategists, and the originator of Oriental military science. He led the war and was invincible. He led Wu Zixu's army to defeat Chu, and won five battles and five victories. He led 60000 troops to defeat 200000 troops of Chu, and attacked Yingdu of Chu, Qi and Jin in the north, and Yue in the south. He is the author of 13 articles on the art of war by Sun Tzu, which is highly praised by later generations of strategists. He is known as the "canon of military science" and has become the most famous model book of Military Science in the world. once, someone asked him, "how can we set up an array without being defeated by the enemy?" Sun Wu said: "if you hit the snake on the head, it will fight back with its tail; if you hit the snake on the tail, it will attack you with its head; if you hit the snake on the waist, it will attack you with its head and tail. Therefore, the generals who are good at setting up an array should also put their troops in the same position as snakes. They can help each other from head to tail, so that the whole army can form a whole, and the front, middle and rear should take care of each other, so that they will not be defeated or scattered by the enemy. " Only then did the man realize that if the army wants to win, it should be in the shape of a snake. However, he had a question. I wonder if the soldiers will look after each other like snakes? Sun Wu said: "there is no need to worry about this. The battlefield is the place of life and death, and the war forces the army to make concerted efforts. For example, two enemies, usually want to eat each other. However, when they cross the sea in the same boat and encounter fierce winds and waves, they will forget their old enemies and fight with the wind and waves together to avoid the risk of ship capsizing and death. Even enemies can help each other in a dangerous fashion, not to mention soldiers who have no grievances and brotherhood? So the army is bound to become a whole like a snake, looking at each other head and tail and rescuing each other. " after hearing Sun Wu's explanation, this man felt very reasonable, so he admired Sun Wu even more.